1793. 8vo. A beautiful 1793 Talbot / Queen Anne's County, Maryland manuscript land deed complete with original embossed paper seal attached. This document details a parcel of land, Lillington Castle, on the Eastern Shore of the Old Line State tracing its history back to its original grant in..... More
Ethiopia: c.1600. 24mo. A beautiful small document, c.1600 written in the Amharic/Ge'ez language. Written in black and red, the colors are bold and vibrant. This piece, matted, measures 7" X 5", with the actual document measuring 3 1/4" X 5". The document is attached to the matting via old..... More
Field Camps in Virginia: 1864-1865. Two original 1864 and 1865 MARYLAND CIVIL WAR UNION ARMY CHAPLAIN Requisition Forms, submitted by Arthur Brickman, a U.S. Army Chaplain for the 3rd Maryland Infantry and the 1st Maryland cavalry. The 1864 document is for a horse for use in the field in..... More
1859. A large 1859 facsimile printing of the grant of Pennsylvania by King Charles II of great Britain to William Penn. Charles granted the large tract to settle a debt to Penn's father. This historic piece is dated 1681and features the King's coat of arms. "In 1677..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Hollis, Maine. This map includes property owner names and lines of the districts, and the now defunct Portland and Rochester Railroad line. Featuring the Saco River. Includes the Waterborough, North Hollis and Hollis..... More
Venice: Nicolaus de Novix, 1481. Duodecimo. An original incunable leaf from Bartholomew's influential work, printed text with small manuscript illuminated capital letters. "Bartholomew of San Concordio (c. 1260 – 1347) was an Italian Dominican canonist and man of letters. He was the author of the Summa de casibus..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Kittery, Maine. This map includes property owner names, district lines and lines of the now defunct P. S. & P Railroad as well as Details of Portsmouth Harbor and Great Island. This..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Dayton and Cornish, Maine. This map includes property owner names and lines of the districts featuring Union Falls and Bald Head Mount. Includes Cornish advertising directory. Small closed tear affecting the upper..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Kennebunk Landing and Kennebunk Depot, Maine. This map includes property owner names, building footprints and lines of the defunct Boston and Maine Railroad. Listing the Kennebunk Landing and Kennebunk Depot Business Directory... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Limerick Village and Cornish Village, Maine. This map includes property owner namesand building footprints as well as a Listing of the Limerick Village and Cornish Village Business Directory. This map measures..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Newfield and west Buxton, Maine. This map includes property owner names, building footprints and avignette of West Buxton. Also featured is a listing of original business sponsors. This map measures 16"..... More
St. Michaels, Marylland: 1870s-80s. A compelling lot of five (5) original 1870s-1880s manuscript documents, mostly relating to the historic Woodstock Plantation in Talbot County, Maryland, two of the documents are signed by Harrison a total of five times, both documents written in Harrison's hand. Woodstock was built by..... More
Biddeford, ME. An exceptional piece of Maine War of 1812 history! This November 3, morning muster roll, completed by Sergeant Rufus Foss with his signature, for the company of Captain Daniel Appleton, assigned to the regiment of Lt. Col. John Spring, headquartered at nearby Saco. The report..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912. 1st Edition. 8vo. A SPECTACULAR 1912 1st Edition, 1st Hand Civil War memoir, presumably the author's own copy as laid in are two actual official Civil War manuscript documents from the 37th Regiment signed by Tyler. The first is an 1863 Pay..... More
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Energy, 1991. 1st Edition. Quarto. A fascinating peek inside the US Nuclear Weapons program during the heyday of the Cold War. This historic piece not only gives a brief history of the program, but also lists functions and procedures related to different types of..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997. 8vo. An exquisite set, uncommon as such. Among the Second Series of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, these two volumes have extensive detailed coverage of his day-to-day life. These disciplined records of personal expenditures, and of various other daily observations, furnish valuable information..... More
Gettysburg, Va. Thomas Publications, 1969. Quarto. Trade paperback. 108pp. Unique history of regiments that kept records of Sharp serial numbers and names of soldiers who received them as well as a detailed history of the weapon. Very good first edition softcover copy. Some slight wear on top and bottom..... More
Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co, 1970. Facsimile Broadside. Folio. On July 2, 1776, in the throes of revolution, the statesmen of the American Colonies, meeting in secret at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, voted to break the shackles of allegiance to the British Crown and become free..... More
Memphis, Tn: The Ohman Co., 1942. Ohman, Theodore & Stone, William. 1st Edition Thus. A stunning WW II era printing of the Declaration of Independence, printed and published by lithographer Theodore Ohman in 1942 in a Limited Edition for the Coca Cola Company. That year, in the midst of..... More
Baltimore, Md: John Murphy Co., 1908. 1st Edition. 8vo. A unique volume of Randall's poetry published shortly after his death in 1908, with the provenance and original watercolor art work of Katherine Walton, who was commissioned by The Maryland Legislature to complete an official portrait of Randall, author of the..... More
Washington, DC: U.S. Navy, 1906. 1st Edition. Duodecimo. An original 1906 Invitation from Secretary of the Navy Charles Bonaparte to the John Paul Jones memorial Commemoration at the U.S. Naval Academy Presided over by President Theodore Roosevelt. "Jones's body was brought to the United States aboard the USS Brooklyn..... More
Annapolis: King Bros. 1894. First Edition. 8vo. Scarce 1st First edition, detailing the linked history of these two historic Maryland towns. Typographical grey wraps. Slight foxing throughout. Mild staining on the back cover. An interesting and unique historical documentation of 17th-century Maryland history and a nice addition..... More
Worcester, Mass: 1827-1831. 1st Edition. 8vo. A Lovely 1827 manuscript Friendship Book belonging to one 'Miss Mary Steward', presumably of Worcester, Massachusetts, as it is where many of the entries originate. This beautiful piece is FILLED with handwritten poetry and prose and features six original hand-colored watercolors, varying in..... More
Northampton, MA: The Washington Benevolent Society of Massachusetts, 1811. 1st Edition Thus. Duodecimo. An early printing of Washington's Farewell Address, published as a gift for membership in the Washington Benevolent Society of Massachusetts This issue contains a beautiful presentation page signifying that this particular volume was given to..... More